Upedging and collapsing portable bed



sept. 6,1927. '1,641,459'

A. SANTERRE UPEDGING AND COLLAPSING PORTABLE BED Filed Jan. 26, 1925 l| fifMLJv-f. mill Incln/for l Jrhw 'anerre zoy Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

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rares f ARTHUR sANTnnan, oFLos ANGELES., oaLrroie'N-IA. K y n UPEDGING AND CoLLersrNe roR'rABLEprima.y

Applicatiouled January 26, 1925. ,Serial Neef/56.2

This invention relates to that rtype of bed which is folded into a compact form, and is then turned on its side and wheeled into a i closet or other storage space. In my invention l provide a novel construction whereby the legs, head and foot members fold closely against the frame of the bed.

An object of myinvent-ion is to provide a novel means of securing the head and foot members in theV folded position so that tho bed clothing and mattress aresecurely held in position by said head andffoot members when the bed is turned up on edge.

Another object is to so form the they may beused to facilitate the rip-edging of the bed. Y

A further object is .to provide a bed which is simple in construction, eiiicientinl operation, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects, advantages and features-of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appendedclaims.

`The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a structed in accordance withr this invention andhaving a mattress thereon and in position for use. i

Fig. 2 is a like viewf on smaller scale showing` the bed ready to up-edge with the head and foot boards collapsed and fastened down upon the mattress.

Fig. 3 is a view of the top ofthe bed after it has been rip-edged. A portion of the mattress has been broken away to show the springs beneath.

Fig. 4- is an end view looking from the right of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view of the opposite side of the bed from that shown in Fig. 3, with the mattress removed.

1 indicates the substantially rectangular frame of my bed, the end rails of which are bent upwardly at approximately right angles to the side railsv of the main frame as shown at 2 and 3.

The bed spring 4 may be of any desired type and is suspended between the upt-urned ends 2 and 3, and is secured to angle members f3 and 6 that are secured to the ends 2 and 3, respectively.

For the salre of convenience I have here illustrated that type of bed spring which' has flat steel ribbons 4l secured at one end to the members 6 and which are secured at legs that bed con-y their otherends to coil springs ll, which may be secured'to the angle member6.

Legs 7 and-8 are pivoted` as at L to each end of the frame 1, and each of the legs is preferably formed inl one piece, 4extending across the frame from side-'toside thereof andl provided with arcuate sides 9i-i9, andr 10.-10, respectively, as shown in Figs. t and gto form. rockers fory use in turning the bed onto its edge, it is rocked into position with very little effort, by merely up-edgingthe bed and rolling'` the same on the arcuate sides 9 and 10 of said legst. f f

Coil springs 11 and v12are secured .at oney end tothe legs 7 and 8, respectively, and at their other ends to the angle members 5 and ing to' either side ofthe center ofthe leg pivots. v y

Bed ends 13 and 14.- are pivoted to the main frame 1.at 15-15 and 16-16,'respec-. tively, adjacent the pivots for the legs 7 and 8, and are adapted to foldinwardly upon t-hebed. i f i i v These ends consist of transverse barriers 13', lil', and reaches 13, 14:, extending from the` ends ofl said barriersto the pivots.; the pivots extending through the reaches adjacent-the lowerendthereof; s A v.

Thereaches in they folded position extend obliquely across the bed frame and the bedding supported thereby and when the bed isv 11p-edged, the reaches form stable supports for the Lip-edged bed, and such supports may be supplemented by anti-friction devices to allow trundling of the up-edged bed.

rThe bed ends 13 and 14.- are spaced from the frame 1 by their pivots-15 and 16 so that the legs 7 and 8 may swing between the frame and the bed ends, and bear against said pivots in the open position. Thus the pivots 15 and 16 act as stops for the legs 7 and 8 in open position of such legs. Y

The angle members 5 and 6 protrude beyond the edges of the frame 1 and the bed ends 13 and 14 rest thereon when in open position. The bed ends and legs are preferably formed of a single piece of tubing or pipe bent into shape.

Castors 17-17 and 18-18 arev mounted on the bed ends 1.3 and'lil respectively, to provide anti-fri cti on means whereon the bed may be easily movedv into a closet or storage. room'after the bed has been up-edged.

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A pair of hooks 19 and 20 are pivotally secured to loops 22 and 23 formed in a wire frame 21 that is connected to the springs 4 on either side thereof. The loops 22, 23 enable the hooks to turn or swing into any desired position', thus making it easier to fasten the hooks to the bed ends.

The hooks 19, 2O engage the bed ends 13 .fand 14 in the folded position as shown in The' legs 7 and 8 are then folded inwardly as shownin Fig. 5, and the bed is ready to be wheeled away. When the bed is 11p-edged in the yother direction it will rest stably upon the diagonally transverse reaches 13, 14.

The operations to open the bed up for use are the reverse of that for collapsing the same.

I claim:

1. A portable bed comprising a frame, legs mounted on each end of said frame, bed ends pivoted to the ends of said frame and adapted to fold inwardly upon the bed; the pivots of said ends being arranged to form stops to prevent the legs from collapsing towards the end of the bed; and springs conneoted to the legs of the bed and to the bed frame rearwardly Aof the pivots of the legs so as to yieldingly hold the legs against the stops.

2. A portable bed comprising a bed frame,

legs and a spring, bed ends pivoted to each end'of said frame and adapted to fold inwardlyfupon the hed;y a hook frame con-V nected to said spring, loops formed in said hook frame, and hooks mounted in saidv loops, and adapted to engage the bed lends when said bed ends are moved to closed support the bed when upturned on one edge; I

means to hold said bed ends when'folded onto the bed so that said anti-friction means will form a stable support for the'bed. when up-edged; legs formed of loops and pivoted to the bed frame between the pivots ofthe bed ends and the middle of the frame; springs connected to the loops of the cross bars of the legs and to the ends of the frame and adapted to swing past the pivot centers of the legs as the legs are kswung from leg supporting position against the pivots of thev bed ends, so that the legs will be held by said springs in' bed sustaining position when the legs are unfolded and will be held in folded position when the legs are'folded, for the purpose of providing a compact folded bed adapted to be moved edgewise into a narrow space equal in height to the width of the bed. Y Y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 21st day of January, 1925.

ARTHUR SANTERRE;` 

